Mopar has just introduced a brand new 800 horsepower V10 crate engine specifically designed for competition duty on the quarter mile. The aluminum 512 cubic inch engine is hand assembled with 12.5:1 compression and 695 foot pounds of torque. Future versions will be available for both off road and road racing applications. If you have a Gen III Viper and want more power but … [Read more...]
Chrysler Says That Thing Will Not Have a Hemi
That thing got a Hemi? Probably not, according to Chrysler. Chrysler has decided to go green and small. Although the engine will not entirely disappear from the lineup, it will be underplayed by the company, where it will still show up in a few Dodge cars and the Ram truck and as an option in some Jeeps and the Chrysler 300, though it will now be known as the nondescript 5.7 … [Read more...]
LS9 6.2L Supercharged V-8 Crate Engine
Since GM put all of that time and effort into designing and building the LS9 V8 for the Corvette ZR1, it only makes sense for them to try to extract every possible dollar as a pay back. To that end, GM Performance Parts is going to offer it as a crate engine, all 638 horsepower and 604 foot pounds of it, ready to bolt in and make you smile. GMPP's LS9 crate engine assembly … [Read more...]
Chrysler 300 Diesel Testing in U.S.
Testing is currently under way on a Chrysler 300 powered by a three-liter, direct-injection diesel engine for potential introduction to the U.S. The key word here is testing, because there are no specific plans to bring it into this country. After earlier diesels using much older technology failed in this market, there seems to be a mindset within the auto industry that diesels … [Read more...]
Koenigsegg 1018 Horsepower E85 Supercar
Koenigsegg builds a pretty amazing line of cars but they have now gone green, too, with the E85 powered Koenigsegg Flower Power supercar. The power and performance numbers put this car in some very heady territory. The engine has been detuned slightly from their original 1100bhp+ and 885 foot pounds of torque to a solid 1018bhp and all the while running E85, which is … [Read more...]